View Full Version : What do you guys think about this wing on an RX-8?


BRx8
08-14-2003, 11:45 AM
how do you think this wing would look on an RX-8? and can someone photochop it onto a Black RX-8 for me, please?

http://www.wingswest.com/product_images/1812/2321_l.jpg

http://www.wingswest.com/product_images/1812/2276_l.jpg

http://www.wingswest.com/product_images/1800/2166.jpg

Hercules
08-14-2003, 11:48 AM
Yipes, no :)

I like the lip spoiler, the MazdaSpeed spoiler is dealable too.... but that's just hideous :\

BRx8
08-14-2003, 11:50 AM
Originally posted by Hercules
Yipes, no :)

I like the lip spoiler, the MazdaSpeed spoiler is dealable too.... but that's just hideous :\

yea it looks real bad on the 350Z, i'd like to see what it looks like on an RX-8...might be too big though, but i'd like something to that effect...

PS - my photoshop skills leave much to be desired...:(

Hercules
08-14-2003, 12:18 PM
No, I think a wing with only one mounting point is just hideous... it looks like it should be a glider :p

Two mounting points, elegant and sporty... I like the lip spoiler on the RX-8 best personally. Just a little flair is all I would need.

To be honest though, with a black car, you don't even need the lip spoiler.

TreknMazda
08-14-2003, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by Hercules
To be honest though, with a black car, you don't even need the lip spoiler.

AMEN! :D

shift_x
08-14-2003, 01:01 PM
Ugly. Please don't rice the RX-8. :p

BRx8
08-14-2003, 02:47 PM
ok i just saw a photoshopped picture and it does look pretty bad...i hope this site gets the Mazdaspeed version fast:

http://www.spoilerdepot.com/Catalog.asp?A=10&S=2004%20RX-8&idModel=291&idMakeTemp=&idB=

RX-Nut
08-14-2003, 04:53 PM
RICE RICE BABY.. but hey, it's your car, do what you will..

XK4
08-14-2003, 05:05 PM
Not my cup 'a tea, but if it floats your boat, go for it.

Dave

brothervoodoo
08-14-2003, 05:27 PM
neit, ney, no thanks.. :)

ProtoConVert
08-14-2003, 05:30 PM
Originally posted by RX-Nut
RICE RICE BABY.. but hey, it's your car, do what you will..

I agree... and whats wrong with rice anyway? It either adds performance or represents experimentation and in a few cases can look awesome. It also supports the industry so why not.

Anyway... this spoiler looks abit unstable. if some punk comes along and pushes on a side, what would happen?

cruzdreamer
08-15-2003, 09:38 AM
Sorry.....think it's a bad choice! Justa regular spoiler like on the appearance package looks best! But...different strokes for different folks!

RotorGeek
08-15-2003, 10:50 AM
I don't care for those type of wings. If you like it don't let any of our opinions change your mind

BRx8
08-15-2003, 10:58 AM
naw it's not that i liked it to begin with...i'm shopping around for a wing and that one caught my eye for a variety of reasons...i think it looks horrendous on the 350Z which i feel is limited to a lip spoiler at most...i just wanted to see what it would look like on an RX-8...when i saw it, it's far too big and high for my tastes...also, the big box that attaches the wing to the car is just far too big...

so no, i don't really like it...but it sure is different...i've never seen one with only 1 pillar holding it up...i like the style and if it wasn't so darn big and tall, i'd be more interested

RX22
08-15-2003, 02:18 PM
No, please, no!!

Spin9k
08-15-2003, 03:44 PM
Hey can you get "Lost in Space" with that neat TV antenna you got there??? :D

BRx8
08-15-2003, 04:15 PM
i think, however, that those real big wings are the current trend in Japan...just take a look at these:

http://www.artex.co.jp/Pages/Car/RX-8/magazine/Image/afTheStage_03_08_02.jpg

http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/ntnsracing_1753_111998012.jpg

http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/ntnsracing_1749_15854999.jpg

http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/ntnsracing_1753_48501194.gif

http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/ntnsracing_1753_77571300.jpg

this current trend is worrying me...since what most of the world considers "RICE" now will soon become a standard later, perhaps all sports cars in 5-10 years will be sporting 10' tall wings like these???

Hercules
08-15-2003, 05:37 PM
Yipes good point... I would hate to see all the Japanese cars come out 'factory riced.'

Personally I think if the Japanese car companies just keep their cars understated, elegant and sporty, and AFFORDABLE, you can modify them to look any way you want to afterwards.

This way it doesn't alienate the buyers (me) that enjoy the car bone stock. At least in the case of the RX-8, and 350Z :)

TJRX8
08-15-2003, 07:23 PM
Where is the "puking smiley"???
Just plain disgusting.

RX-8 Zoomster
08-20-2003, 04:00 AM
UGLY! I think I'm going to hurl!

MiataDon
08-20-2003, 06:12 PM
That particular wing looks WAY too big to me.
:eek:

Pete
08-20-2003, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by shift_x
Ugly. Please don't rice the RX-8. :p

exactely my thoughts ...

RX8FanMan
08-21-2003, 02:45 PM
poor 350...it will be ok